Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Awesome photographer

One of my favorite photographers is Jussi James. I actually know this woman, and she is crazy-awesome-cool, and she is pretty much my connection to a lot of concerts. One of my favorite concerts she brought me and my friend and my stepsister to was VirginFest in Vancouver, B.C. last May. She gets invited to all of these different concerts, and she's not afraid to get right in with the moshpits to get some good shots.

Here are some examples of her work: {from her website (and the last image was sent to me by her): http://jussijames.buzznet.com/user/}


Bert McCracken, lead singer for The Used; Taste of Chaos concert, Seattle, WA

















Tim McIlrath ,lead singer of Rise Against; VirginFest concert, Vancouver, B.C.


















Robbie "Cheeze" Negrin, guitar player of The Classic Crime; secret showing Bellingham, WA
















Matt MacDonald, lead singer for The Classic Crime; {see above}





You should go look up The Classic Crime, an awesome "local" band who say they're from Seattle when on tour, but they're actually from Bellingham. Support your local bands and check them out!

3 comments:

masonp said...

awesome photographer alex great photos

DivingRhino said...

Excellent posting. Pretty cool that you have an in and a connection to introduce to to the bands. Nice shots (and included well by you). Good review and I like the aside about checking out the locals. I used to get to see the local bands when I was in college ... "Tree People", "Mono Men", others ... It's fun seeing them "up close and personal" and then seeing some of the bands get big.

Alishander Magnusson said...

Yah, at the Classic Crime concert in Bellingham I was able to actually lay my head on the stage as "Cheeze" danced around.